Research and Project Small Grants Funded in 2016
In 2016, the following three research and project small grants were funded by AzAHEC:
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ORGANIZATION |
PROPOSAL NAME |
AWARD AMOUNT |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR |
|
Arizona Respiratory Center |
The Epidemiology and Environmental Determinants of Childhood Asthma in Navajo Nation: A Community Needs Assessment |
$5,000 |
Ashley A. Lowe |
|
UA College of Medicine - Tucson, Department of Emergency Medicine South Campus |
Better Preparing Emergency Medicine Physician Trainees for Rural and Global Practice Settings: a longitudinal component of University of Arizona's South Campus Emergency Medicine graduate medical education curriculum |
$5,000 |
Lisa Stoneking, MD |
|
UA College of Medicine - Phoenix, Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) |
Health Education Classes to Improve Hypertension and Diabetes in a Homeless Population |
$5,000 |
Sophie B. Sun, PhD |
Research Grants Funded in 2016
In 2016, the following five research grants were funded by AzAHEC:
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ORGANIZATION |
PROJECT NAME |
AWARD AMOUNT |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) |
|
UA College of Medicine - Phoenix, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Applied Nanobioscience and Medicine |
Microfluidic enabled 3D in vitro model of osteosarcoma for drug development applications |
$10,000 |
Jian Gu, PhD; Aparna Sertil, PhD |
|
UA College of Medicine - Phoenix, Department of Basic Medical Sciences |
Interaction between the mammalian hairless protein and the p53 pathway in the control of brain cancer proliferation and viability |
$10,000 |
Jui-Cheng Hsieh, PhD |
|
UA College of Medicine - Tucson, Department of Pharmacology |
Evaluating novel pain therapeutics targeting sodium channels in human nociceptors for improved success of clinical translatability |
$10,000 |
Rajesh Khanna, PhD |
|
UA College of Medicine - Tucson, Department of Pharmacology |
Determining the Molecular Mechanism of Functionally Selective cAMP Signaling by Endomorphin Peptides |
$10,000 |
John M. Streicher, PhD; Wei Lei, PhD |
|
UA College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Exploring multi-component reactions for the discovery of broad-spectrum antivirals targeting influenza viruses |
$10,000 |
Jun Wang, PhD |
Community Engagement Research Funded in 2016
In 2016, the following community engagement research grant was funded by AzAHEC:
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ORGANIZATION |
PROJECT NAME |
AWARD AMOUNT |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR |
|
UA College of Nursing; Skin Cancer Institute at The University of Arizona Cancer Center |
Students Training Students in Healthy Lifestyles: Project SASS as a Model to Promote Sun Safety in Rural Arizona Communities |
$50,000 |
Lois J. Loescher, PhD, RN, FAAN |